SAMSON ENTERPRISES LTD HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with QES were assigned by the US Coast Guard to SAMSON ENTERPRISES LTD of ARICHAT, NS. The builder is listed in the USCG MIC database. Enter the full 12-character HIN below for build date, model year, and serial — free, no account.
MIC
QES
Location
ARICHAT, NS
In business
since 1988
Status
Listed active in USCG records
SAMSON ENTERPRISES LTD hulls (1988–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Free · no account · the HIN is on the transom, upper starboard (right) corner
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SAMSON ENTERPRISES LTD HIN FAQ
What does a SAMSON ENTERPRISES LTD HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "QES" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to SAMSON ENTERPRISES LTD — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. SAMSON ENTERPRISES LTD hulls (1988–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is SAMSON ENTERPRISES LTD still in business?
USCG records list SAMSON ENTERPRISES LTD of ARICHAT, NS in the MIC database (registered 1988).
How do I decode the year on a SAMSON ENTERPRISES LTD HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. SAMSON ENTERPRISES LTD hulls (1988–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits. Enter the full 12-character HIN above and the decoder works it out, including the legacy formats.
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Sources: USCG Manufacturer Identification Code database (uscgboating.org, refreshed monthly) · HIN format per 33 CFR 181 subpart C. Cite this page: CarWhere, "SAMSON ENTERPRISES LTD HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/qes, last verified 2026-06-12.